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Thor Burner 2A
Part of Thor
American orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Thor DM-18A + 1 x Star 37B + 1 x Star 26B
Status: Retired 1976. First Launch: 1971-10-14. Last Launch: 1976-02-19. Number: 8 . Thrust: 750.00 kN (168,600 lbf). Gross mass: 50,000 kg (110,000 lb). Height: 23.00 m (75.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
More at: Thor Burner 2A.
Family:
orbital launch vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
DMSP Block 5B,
DMSP Block 5C.
Projects:
DMSP.
Launch Sites:
Vandenberg,
Vandenberg SLC10W.
Stages:
Thor DM-19,
Star 26B,
Star 37B.
Agency:
Douglas.
1971 October 14 - .
07:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5B F1 - .
Payload: DMSP 4527 / OPS 4311. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B.
USAF Sat Cat: 5557 . COSPAR: 1971-087A. Apogee: 850 km (520 mi). Perigee: 772 km (479 mi). Inclination: 99.10 deg. Period: 101.10 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program..
1972 March 24 - .
08:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5B F2 - .
Payload: DMSP 5528 / OPS 5058. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B.
USAF Sat Cat: 5903 . COSPAR: 1972-018A. Apogee: 858 km (533 mi). Perigee: 781 km (485 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 101.30 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program..
1972 November 9 - .
03:23 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5B F3 - .
Payload: DMSP 6530 / OPS 7323. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B.
USAF Sat Cat: 6275 . COSPAR: 1972-089A. Apogee: 841 km (522 mi). Perigee: 785 km (487 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 101.10 min.
A Thor/Delta booster launched from Cape Canaveral successfully placed a Canadian communications satellite, ANIK I, into orbit. This was the 75th Thor/Delta to be launched from the Cape and the first Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor/Delta to be launched from the Cape with nine strap-on solid rocket motors. It placed the Telestar-A (ANIK) communications satellite in orbit for Canada. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
1973 August 17 - .
04:49 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5B F4 - .
Payload: DMSP 7529 / OPS 8364. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B.
USAF Sat Cat: 6787 . COSPAR: 1973-054A. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 100.90 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program..
1974 March 16 - .
08:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5B F5 - .
Payload: DMSP 8531 / OPS 8579. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B.
USAF Sat Cat: 7218 . COSPAR: 1974-015A. Apogee: 846 km (525 mi). Perigee: 757 km (470 mi). Inclination: 99.10 deg. Period: 100.90 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program..
1974 August 9 - .
03:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5C F1 - .
Payload: DMSP 9532 / OPS 6983. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5C.
USAF Sat Cat: 7411 . COSPAR: 1974-063A. Apogee: 844 km (524 mi). Perigee: 779 km (484 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.10 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program..
1975 May 24 - .
03:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
- DMSP-Block-5C F2 - .
Payload: DMSP 10533 / OPS 6226. Mass: 194 kg (427 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5C.
USAF Sat Cat: 7816 . COSPAR: 1975-043A. Apogee: 880 km (540 mi). Perigee: 794 km (493 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 101.70 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program..
1976 February 19 - .
07:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC10W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor Burner 2A.
FAILURE: Early booster cut-off due to incorrect calculation of the Thor fuel load..
Failed Stage: G.
- DMSP-Block-5C F3 - .
Payload: DMSP 11534/Star 26B S/N 009 / OPS 5140. Mass: 175 kg (385 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: DMSP.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DMSP.
Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5C.
Decay Date: 1976-02-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 8696 . COSPAR: 1976-016A. Apogee: 361 km (224 mi). Perigee: 89 km (55 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 88.90 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; unusable orbit. Last of the Thor Burner missions..
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